The legend of the okanagan and shuswap tribes in Canada

A long time ago, when the world was young, animals like the eagle, the bear, the deer, the fox, the coyote and others lived together in peace and harmony. The coyote lived alone in a beautiful place with no friends to share his loneliness with. He found himself so alone that he decided to invite all his friends to a great party that he planned to repeat once a year if everything went well. Then he began to work and quickly built on the river until he reached a waterfall; he hung a boiler on it; he built a trap for fish; and he made a stone seat next to the waterfall to see how the fish fell into its trap and were cooked in the boiler.

The coyote called his friends to go to his party when the time came, and soon everyone confirmed his attendance. They were impressed by the artifact that the coyote had built by the river. They camped next to the waterfall, as everything had gone as planned. The coyote prepared a trap for the salmon, cooked them with rum in his kettle, and they danced and had fun with their games. When the party ended, all the friends said goodbye, expressed their gratitude to the host and promised to come back the following year.